The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-02
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/ CONSERVATION from the roscbush to himself
that the doctor could not but smile.
"You would like to hear the story'
/ Well. It never came from my lips before,
p little miss, but ! viii give 1t TO you. You
/ see had been medical student under
[ old Dr.. West, and when be died got my
/ diploma and stuck my single out here.
/ Soon after that got acquainted With as
trim built girl IA you often see, and
after while. somehow or other. VIC be.
came engaged. | was young and had my
way 10 make, and we resolved 10 wait
/ two years before settling down. Over
/ back OF the hills yOnder there lived q girl
named Nancy Brown, pretty. pale crea-
tur" who seemed just ready to 20 off TO
I the angels. | was called TO attend her.
and / wanted TO do my best. knew they
could never pay me a cent, and perhaps
( for that reason / went little oftener
than needed. Nancy had one precious
thing, her rosebush; small then, but Civ
ing promise Of great things. II did seem
as n everybody begrudged il % her. for
half the town, in one way or another,
sought TO make it worth her while to give
# up.
Perhaps the motives were good. But,
/ though Nancy was in comparative pow
erty, no gold was yellow enough 10 buy her
one treasure Well, her fragilty proved
not 20 be incipient consumption after all,
and time went on until within twenty
four hours Of my wedding day, and that
morning / was in my Office here on the
watch for my sweetheart who sOon all
smiles and bushes, with the consciousness
that 10 was the last time Us maiden,
came trippng down the street went
out 70 meet her. This bush, not half as
large as il is now, stood here ia my win
dow.
Oh. said my bride that was 10 be, in
a pretty rapture, Nancy has sold you her
rose. Did you cross 10 root and branch
with silver c0inY
d" Not J. Nancy gave il to me OF her
own sweet Will
"a jealous flush came over my girls
proud face.
"I thought, she said, that your visits
there were more frequent than her Illness
called for You love her, and if you are
fair % her you are false % me-
Il made q sharp reply. She had charged
me with double dealing We were both
terribly angry. The next morning We
were 90 have been married That was
fifteen years ago, and we have never
spoken together since Nancy was going
away To- fulfil a promise made I'm child
hood, and She gave me her rose because
had saved her life for her lover Per
hap, / had, but she had unknOwingly
ruined mine kept the bush, and it has
hlos-omed every month with all its might.
More than one young mother has begged
OF mc some dainty buds TO clasp in her
dead baby's hand, and many bride has
pleaded with sweet lips for just few
blossoms 10 gem her hair have denied
them all, and have never cut one Of tho
flowers until 10 wthcrcd from the stem.
II was not for Nancy's sake, either, but
somehow for the life that was 10 have
blessed mine.
But You did not love your sweetheart
much vcntured L0ttie, Winking of the
salt drops that had collected on her long
l1shes.
"Not love here roared the doctor.
POUNDS can a chit like you undertake
20 gauge The depths Of a mans soul,'
"lf YOU had you would have acted diff
fercntiy." bruvcly asserted this small
council Of one, sitting i'm Judgment, with
her chin resting ON her hand
Acted differently Numbered the
irate doctor Pray Miss Wisdom, how
should have actedy'
"You would have said to your sweet
heart, ] DO not love Nancy, but do love
her rose. She is going away and gave it
20 me i1 gratitude But / give the rose
and myself and all that ! have 10 you, be-
cause ] love YOU better than all the world
Their, don't you see that everything would
have been smooth and you would have
been AN these years full Of joy"
"Z0mdsi so / shOuldl' exclaimed the
excited doctor, rising to his feet. John,
come in here be called "IIclp me
wrap mp this rose tree. There, put it on
your hand sled and draw 10 home for this
youu- lady and ses it in the house. And
y0u. little miss present 10 with my com
rlments aud best wishes 10 Miss Hen
ricita Hcnshaw Good heavens, what -
foolr said the doctor, striking his bald
head a vigorous thump when left alone.
IOttic did as she was hidden, giving
Aunt uctta such a galvanic shock as to
paralyze her; but the good lady came to
cuou4h 10 glance furtvcly down the street
90 see really that the 'impertinent white
thing was no longer staring at her from
the doctors bay window. She had bay
window. too, looking southwark, and into
it She contriycd TO roll the great box with
IT'S wealth Of white blossoms.
The doctor looking stealthily ont from
his dismautled corner, drew his own con-
illusions
"Ahcmw said Miss Ilctta GLOW long
would it take TO work that nonsense you
were talking about"
u could get it done by night, gaspod
Lottic. an of a delicious trcmhie.
"Wol. child, ! did not mean 10 he cross.
Take This and do as you please with it'
Lotde's hand closed quickly over the
gold coin; She did not need a tenth Of it,
and She worked the whole afternoon, TO
the 0cirlmcnt Of her blue eyes and Tho
loss of h.r supper, till on q garnet ribbon
% broad satin stitch Of gold, ornamentcd
with tiny iorgct-mc-nots, lcttercd out The
H. b w. which stood not for Her Britain
mic Majesty. but some one every bio as
rcgal-uenry b. Manners, otherwise llar-
ry.
SHE had run down TO the ball, which
was Hooded with light, and greeted Harry
and had just secured the hatband I'D Dis
hat when the parlor doors were thrown
,.,...., anal f1rr. stood Amt UQffo llu~h-